With tests having determined that the bacteria found at Schwebel Baking Co.’s Youngstown bakery
is not harmful, the plant is expected to resume full production today.

The Youngstown-based company on Tuesday issued a voluntary recall of a host of bread products
after listeria was found during routine environmental testing at the bakery.

Yesterday, the company said test results from a third-party laboratory showed that the listeria
poses no public-health risk. The bacteria, Schwebel’s said, is not
listeria monocytogenes, which can cause severe illness in pregnant women and people with
compromised immune systems.

“Full production at the Youngstown facility is expected to resume within 24 hours,” company
President Paul Schwebel said in a statement. “We remain focused on consumer safety. That goal
guides our current efforts to get our Youngstown bakery back online and will allow us to produce
our full range of products for loyal customers.”

On the heels of the recall, Giant Eagle yesterday pulled Schwebel’s breads from store shelves
along with Giant Eagle brands of bread and rolls made at Schwebel’s Youngstown plant.

The products in question can be identified by the code number near the “best by” date on
packages. Any number beginning with the letter “A” is part of the recall.

The products were shipped directly to retail outlets, restaurants and institutions in Ohio,
Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York and West Virginia, according to a company news
release.

Products made at the company’s three other bakeries — in Cuyahoga Falls, Hebron and Solon — were
unaffected by the recall.

Schwebel’s release said that after the listeria was found, the company halted production at the
bakery, stopped shipments and alerted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Those with recalled products are asked to return them to the place of purchase for a refund.

For more information about the recall, call 1-800-860-2867 or visit
www.schwebels.com.